Feed-lot scraper.



PATENTED MAY 3, 1904.

W. T. MoBRIDE.

FEED LOT SGRAPEIL' APPLICATION mum AUG. 13, 1903.

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WILLIAM T. MoBRIDE,

FEED-LOT Patented May 3, 1904.

PATENT @EETCE.

OF PARKER, KANSAS.

SCRAPER.

SPEGIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 758,769, dated May 3, 1904.

Application filed August 13, 1903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. MoBnIDE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Parker, Linn county, Kansas, have invented anew and usefulFeed-Lot Scraper, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved scraper particularly designed for scraping barn-yards, feed-lots, and the like.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient device of this character by means of which the ground may be quickly and conveniently cleared of cobs, manure, and other refuse, so as to present a clean surface for the cattle.

A further object of the invention is to provide the scraper with inclined wing-blocks, which serve to confine the slush and dirt within the scraper when the device is in operation and also act as runners and space the body of the scraper from the ground when said scraper is tilted.

A further object is to form the wingblocks or runners in such a manner that when pressure removed from the handles the forward pull of the draft-animal will cause the scraper to tilt on said wing-blocks and automatically dump the load, a slight rearward pressure on the tongue causing the scraper to automatically right itself.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a scraper constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the same in operative position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the same tilted.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures of the drawings.

5 designates the body of the scraper, formed of wood, metal, or other suitable material, to

Serial No. 169,413. (No model.)

the lower edge of which is secured in any suitable manner, as by bolts 6, a scrapingblade 7. The body portion 5 is preferably arranged at a slight angle to the ground, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and secured to the opposite ends of said body portion are substantially triangularshaped wing-blocks or runners 8, the faces of which are provided with bearing-plates 9, secured thereto in any suitable manner, as by bolts 10. The wing-blocks or runners 8 prevent the slush and dirt from splashing over the ends of the scraper and also serve to space the body portion from the ground when the scraper is tilted, while the cutting edges or points 10, formed at the intersection of the side and bottom of each block, act as a fulcrum, permitting the scraper to be readily tilted when it is desired to dump the load, as will be more fully explained hereinafter.

Extending through the blade 7 and secured to the body portion 5 are staples or eyes 11, to which are pivotally connected straps 12, the opposite ends of the straps being bent inwardly and bolted or otherwise secured to a tongue 13. As a means for bracing the strap 12 and preventing spreading of the same, I provide a cross-bar let, the ends of which are recessed, as at 15, for the reception of the straps 12, said bar being held in position by bolts 16, the curved ends of which engage the sides of the straps, as shown.

Bolted or otherwise secured to the body portion are handles 18, preferably curved rearwardly to permit the same to be easily grasped in manipulating the scraper and also to permit said handles from coming in contact with the ground when the scraper is tilted.

The scraper may be adjusted so as to vary the angle or inclination thereof with respect to the ground by a chain or other flexible medium 19, one end of which is secured to the body portion, near the top thereof, the opposite end of the chain being detachably secured to a hook or eye 20, fastened to the tongue.

In practice the chain 19 is adjusted to give the proper inclination to the scraper and the blade held firmly in contact with the ground by exerting a downward pressure on the handles while the scraper is being drawn by the draft-animals over the surface to be cleaned. When it is desired to dump the load, the handles are released, the forward pull of draftanimals causing the edges 10 of the wingblocks to engage the ground and tilt the scraper forward, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and in which position the scraper may be drawn from place to place on the blocks or runners without the liability of injuring the blade. By backing the draft-animal the rearward thrust on the scraper will cause the same to automatically right itself, as shown in Fig. 1, when the scraper is again ready for use.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided an extremely simple and inexpensive scraper, the relative disposition of the several parts being such as to permit the load to be automatically dumped. thereby obviating the employment of levers, ratchets, and similar operating devices.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In ascraper, a body portion, a draft-beam pivoted thereto, and wing-blocks carried by the body portion having projecting points forming fulcrums for the tilting movement of the scraper.

2. In ascraper, a body portion, adraft-beam pivoted thereto, a blade carried by the body portion, said body portion being provided with laterally-extending wing-blocks having projecting points forming fulcrums for the tilting movement of the scraper.

3. In ascraper, a body portion, a draft-beam pivoted thereto, means for adjusting the inclination of the body portion, and wing-blocks carried by said body portion having projecting points forming fulcrums for the tilting movement of the scraper.

4. In a scraper, a body portion, a draft-beam pivoted thereto, a flexible connection between the draft-beam and the body portion for adjusting the inclination of the latter, and wingblocks having projecting points forming fulcrums for the tilting movement of the scraper.

5. In a scraper, a body portion, a draft-beam pivoted thereto, a flexible connection between the draft-beam and the body portion for adjusting the inclination of the latter, laterallyextending wing-blocks carried by the body portion and forming fulcrums forthe tilting movement of the scraper, and bearing-plates secured to said wingblocks.

6. In a scraper,a body portion having a blade at the lower edge thereof and provided with rearward]y-extending handles, a draft-beam, a pivotal connection between the draft-beam and the body portion, a chain one end of which is secured to the body portion the opposite end thereof being adjustably secured to the draftbeam, and laterally-projecting wing-blocks secured to the body portion and forming fulcrums for the tilting movement .of the scraper.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

I/VILLIAM T. MCBRIDE.

WVitn esses:

T. L. NUREN, O. W. CHESTNUT. 

